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Bangkok museum director arrested during Seattle trip
University of Washington associate professor Bill Lavely was waiting in the lobby of the Watertown Hotel Friday but his dinner guest, a visiting scholar, didn't show up. So he called up to her room. I'm being arrested, Lavely said Roxanna Brown
3 hours ago Seattle Times
Israel Museum puts Dead Sea scroll on rare display
A museum employee points at the 'Book of Isaiah' from the Dead Sea scrolls at the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem, Tuesday May 13, 2008. One of the most important of the Dead Sea scrolls is going briefly on display in Jerusalem this week more than
21 minutes ago Seattle Post Intelligencer
Harvard hints at museum plans in artful manner
Back in 1999, when Harvard proposed building a pair of new art museums on the Charles River, the Cambridge neighbors were less than enthusiastic. One resident reacted by putting a sign on his home reading Stop Harvard Museums. Then in 2006, the
4 hours ago Boston Globe
Indiana Jones flies into AMA museum
MUNCIE Just in time for the new Indiana Jones movie, a little bit of Hollywood magic from the adventurer s past exploits is on display locally. The museum at the Academy of Model Aeronautics is showcasing stop-motion animation models from
1 hour ago Star-Press
Galway to get new 'cultural quarter'
Galway councillors have agreed to develop a cultural quarter around the historic Spanish Arch area. They unanimously agreed the plan at a meeting last night. The cultural quarter would include the Galway City Museum, Spanish Arch, the soon to be
1 hour ago Boston Globe
Grant Park idea panned
The Metropolitan Planning Council announced Monday that it could not support the proposed move of the Chicago Children's Museum to Grant Park , citing unanswered questions and a lack of thoughtful public discussion about the controversial project
6 hours ago Chicago Tribune
150 Years of Minnesota history at museum
Celebrate Statehood Days with a presentation by Steven Keillor, author of Shaping Minnesota's Identity 150 Years of State History, at noon on Wednesday, May 14 at the Otter Tail County Historical Museum. Minnesota's history is a chaotic tapestry of
1 hour ago Fergus Falls Daily Journal
Patroling the past Detective turns donations into police museum
PALESTINE, Texas Recognizing Det. Charles Steen s office at the Palestine Police Department isn t difficult for first-time visitors. The historic photographs from the department s past, lining the painted cinder block walls, serve as framed
2 hours ago Orange Leader
Museum news : May 13, 2008